(1) A juvenile court may order a person who is 18 years of age or older and alleged to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS § 419C.005 to be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained only in those circumstances in which the juvenile court could detain a youth before adjudication on the merits in a detention facility.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 419C.125

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) In order to detain a person under subsection (1) of this section, the court shall make case-specific findings at a hearing under ORS § 419C.145 that placement in a jail or other place where adults are detained meets the specific needs of the person alleged to be within the jurisdiction of the court.

(3) The court may not detain a person under subsection (1) of this section unless, except for the person’s age, the court would detain the person under ORS § 419C.145 (2).

(4) The provisions of ORS § 419C.153 apply to a person detained under subsection (1) of this section except that a person detained under subsection (1) of this section has the right to appear in person at any hearing held under ORS § 419C.153.

(5) The provisions of ORS § 419C.150 apply to a person detained under subsection (1) of this section.

(6) As used in this section, ‘adult’ does not include a person who is 18 years of age or older and is alleged to be, or has been found to be, within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS § 419C.005. [2003 c.442 § 2]